METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Peter Newsham

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Dustin Sternbeck

Chief of Police

Director

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Public Information Office: 202- 727-4383

July 15, 2019

Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1800 Block of Q Street,
Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch
have announced an arrest has been made in reference to a homicide that occurred on Sunday,
March 17, 2019 in the 1800 Block of Q Street, Southeast.
At approximately 5:21 am, officers responded to the listed location for the report of an assault.
Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim, inside of a residence, who was unconscious
and unresponsive. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and found
that the victim displayed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene until
transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The decedent has been identified as 37-year-old Ahmad Simms, of Southeast, DC.
On Monday, July 15, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the
Major Violators Section, Fugitive Unit transported 29-year-old Andre Dubose, of Southeast,
DC, to the Homicide Branch where he was charged with First Degree Murder While Armed
(Premeditated).
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